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- A nation which does not remember what it was yesterday does not know where it is today. Robert E. Lee. Yesterday, History, Liberty.
- So far from engaging in a war to perpetuate slavery, I am rejoiced that Slavery is abolished. I believe it will be greatly for the interest of the South.
- A land without memories is a people without liberty. Robert E. Lee. Memories, Military, Land.
- Mr. Blair, I look upon secession as anarchy. If I owned the four millions of slaves in the South, I would sacrifice them all to the Union; but how can I draw my sword upon Virginia, my native State?
- It is well that war is so terrible, otherwise we should grow too fond of it. Robert E. Lee.
- I like whiskey. I always did, and that is why I never drink it. Robert E. Lee.
- Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or to keep one. Robert E. Lee.
- What a cruel thing war is... to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors. Robert E. Lee.
- “Never do a wrong thing to make a friend--or to keep one.” ― Robert E. Lee.
- “I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself.” ― Robert E. Lee.
- “It is well that war is so terrible, or we should grow too fond of it.” ― Robert E. Lee.
- “The education of a man is never completed until he dies.” ― Robert E. Lee.
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Madam, don't bring up your sons to detest the United States government. Recollect that we form one country now. Abandon all these local animosities, and make your sons Americans.
Sorted alphabetically by author or source General Lee now rode up and down the lines encouraging the men and ordering them to hold their fire until the enemy came within full range. He seemed, as I thought, to manifest some uneasiness. As he was passing by my company he told the men to keep cool. They turned round and laughed at him. His face redde...
Works by Robert E. Lee at Project GutenbergRecollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee(1904) by Captain Robert E. Lee, His SonR. E. Lee : A Biography(1934) by Douglas Southall FreemanYou should do your duty in all things. You can never do more, you should never wish to do less. You cannot be a true man until you learn to obey. It is well that war is so terrible. Otherwise, we would grow too fond of it. A true man of honor feels humbled himself when he cannot help humbling others. To be a good soldier, you must love the army.
51 Sourced Quotes. The education of a man is never completed until he dies. Robert E. Lee. I have been up to see the Congress and they do not seem to be able to do anything except to eat peanuts and chew tobacco, while my army is starving. Robert E. Lee.
